St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07
HOUSE HAPPENINGS.
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The mania for retreuchment manifested
itself Immediately after roll call, Anderson.
OF Goodhue. voting against the resolution
TO print 600 copies of the journal daily for
the use of the house and senate Messrs.
johnson, Baker, Costello. Hendrickson and
Gregory were appointed a committee to
draft & bill to reimburse citizens of ST. Paul
and Minneapolis who guaranteed to make
good certain moneys paid out Of the treas
uEy. on the order of Gov. Hubbard, for the
relief Of sufferers by hail in Marshall. Lac
Qul Parle and other counties in that section
OF the state. The adiutant general was
asked to furnish information in regard to
INDECENT sold ers in the state in need of
support. Again the spirit of retrenchment
lowered over the scene. Mr.. DOnnellv
moved that a copy of the revised statutes
be purchased for the use of each committee
the books to be returned to the secretary of
state at the close of the session. Mr.. Lee
suggested that all the copies needed could
be secured from the state library without
going to the expense of purchasing.
and MIR. Donnelly agreed that it was good
Idea. MI. Lucas, who probably has a big
stock Of important legislation on hand. got
through bill providing for the purchase of
keys for the desks The eternal fitness of
things was well illustrated at this point
and no pun was intended, either. AS soon
as MI. Lucas had finished talking about
keys. Mr.. Reyes Of Rice. got in his oar
and introduced five bills in quick succession.
His first bill was in relation to taXes-to
enact bill providing that the court NAV at
any time set as de any judgment or sale Oh
satisfactory proof that the taxes We're paid
before the Judgment was rendered or that
tile property was exempt from taxation
This bill covers the pc hts on which the
Chauncey-WaS case was based. Then came
bill in regards to nOtaries public--to reduce
the fees charged for issuing commissions.
1t is asserted. in this connection. that Gen.
JenniSOn, who was Gov. Hubbard. S pri-
va!e secretary charged So each tor
issuing these comm .Ssions. There
are 1000 of these notaries in
the state, and the fees, therefore. amounted
to about $4,000. This it is claimed, is a
useless burden on the notares and should
be stopped. Mr.. Keyes also introduced a
bill to codfy and modify the probate laws;
and another to regulate the charges by rail-
roads for freights for long aud Snort hauls.
a resolution To congress, Of the same tenor
accompanied the bill.
THE GROUND COVERED
is substantially that embraced in the Gull
lom- Regain bill. making the provisions ap-
plicable 10 Minnesota. Mr.. Lee introduced
a bill providing for the taxation of tele-
graph companies-that they shall pay per
cent. OF the gross earnings instead of taxes.
Then Mr. Donneily bObbed uD again with a
bill having for its object the prevention of
corruption of state officers by RAILROAD com
panies. The bill provides that no member
of the state legislature or state officer shall
accept pass over any railroad. nor enter
into any agreement that any fare paid by
them shall be returned. The penalty is
q fine of from 500 to $1,000. or
from ninety days to nine months
in jail a member must make affidavit
that he has complied with all these provi-
sOnS and paid full fare before he can draw
his salary sand if convicted of any violation
of the law he will be forever disbarred
from holding Office. 1t was referred to the
commettee on Judiciary. Mr.. Donnelly
also introduced an amendment to the con-
stitution providing for annual sessions of
the legislature to be held for eighty days.